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Android Phone. Can I make one App Over-Ride Screen Lock?
as title says. i have phone set to energy save and lock down after 5 mins. i then have to enter my pin each time but can i make it so my Deezer Music App keeps the screen alive while using Deezer? thank you.
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Asus H81I-plus
I have this motherboard in my desk top, there is an Intel i5 as well (not sure of serial code). I am giving up this machine and have decided to give it to my grandson but I want to put a couple of new drives into it. Could someone please tell me what I can put in this for him, I think there is a hdd and a ssd in it already…
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Cheap as Chips AIRTAG Solution
I mentioned in a recent thread about success my Brother had using AIRTAGS. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/79984505#Comment_79984505 We don't have any APPLE products in our house, only Android and there is no equivalent to AIRTAG. Certainly not with the same automatic coverage. Chaos in our house…
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Domains + hosting help pls
I have the lease on a couple of domains and want to now get a hosting plan. Hostinger offer a 'free' domain for a year with a good value startup plan. Can anyone advise please whether it is possible to take the free domain but then use a different domain that I've rented for the website name? I'd want the other domains to…
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Trying to update an old laptop - some questions
OK my youngest daughter was given an old Sony Viao laptop from about 2009 I think. It seems a solid enough bit of kit and she uses it for playing Roblox and things like that. However it is very slow to start up. It uses DDR2 RAM and has 2 x 2GB of that. It also has a normal HDD. I looked on AliExpress and found 2 x 4GB…
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Does paying more for an electric shaver give you a closer shave?
I've had many electric shavers over the years, mainly Braun, and all of them have required 10-12 iterations in certain areas of my chin to get a close enough shave. Last time I downgraded from a Braun Series 3 to a £20 shaver from Boots (having seen a good review of it on TV), and it was actually a slight improvement on…
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Mobile shows full data but cannot connect within 1/3-1/2 mile of the house
16yo has an iphone XR but cannot get any data within the above range of the house. She's on Vodafone, as is her dad - he has no issue with data at all in the same area so I am wondering if it's a setting on her phone somehow? Can anyone think of what this could be? She has Life 360 installed on the phone and so I'm…
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Apple Education discount - AppleCare+
Hi All, I work in education and am looking to upgrade my three year old MacBook. The best prices appear this time of year and right now I can get 20% off Applecare - plus if I buy a new MacBook I then get sent a £130 gift card. It seems I can buy AppleCare+ for the new machine up to 6 weeks after purchase, so I hope that I…
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Any recommendations for a low cost ex-corporate workstation?
Hi,The background to this is that I own a couple of Dell T5500 workstations that I purchased very cheaply on Ebay a few years back. I've maxxed both out with dual hex core 3.06Ghz Xeon processors and 144Gb of RAM -again sourced relatively cheaply on Ebay.Whiie they continue to be solid and reliable, I'm looking to upgrade…
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Brave, yahoo, spam
Android phone, Yahoo email, Brave Browser equals loads of spam emails. I could block each one and hope, or..... What would you do?
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Importing mail to Thunderbird
I am trying to import all of my mail from my old laptop to my new laptop using MOZBACKUP - However, I am only able to import my profile - not the actual emails - any ideas ?
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Welcome screen displays for 20 seconds Windows 11.
I installed Windows 11 on a HP 15-bw069na laptop and when it boots it stays on the welcome screen for 20 seconds before it gets to the desktop screen. I have disabled all the start-up apps and removed the password so it boots directly to the desktop but it still sticks on the welcome screen for 20 seconds. I am using a…
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SKY wifi booster
I currently need to use a wifi booster which sky sent me. If I cancel BB with sky and go with another provider, I'm not sure if I need to return the booster along with the hub. In the event that I don't have to return the booster, can someone pls tell me if the booster would work with any other BB provider's hub. What sort…
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Your thoughts please on broadband v mobile data
I have been on broadband it seems forever but costs are soaring so I'm thinking unlimited mobile data, unlimited calls and text that I pay for now although I don't make many. Is that a possibility ? I am on wifi most of the day, this site, reading the news, banking, YouTube videos, don't watch tv, no film downloading, no…
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Any Outlook users out there?
I've never used it, so I'm in the dark here. . . My mate is getting a 'Do you want to restore items?' popup everytime he starts the program and a yes or no box. Doesn't matter which he clicks the message is back next time.This has been going on for weeks, he tells me.He doesn't have a clue with 'computer stuff' (his words)…
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my mobile show got viruis and want me to download mcacfee
Hi get various messages on mobile to say go virus but have avant download free version as cash flow is tigh at present any help would be great full as not sure how this has happened as got bank aps and credit card apps on phone as well
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Transfering bookmarked to laptop
Is it possible to transfer/copy items in my Firefox bookmarks to my laptop? Or is it even possible to copy a folder as distinct from an individual bookmark? TIA
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connectiing HP printer to netwrk
New home, new full fibre and new router. Tried to connect printer (HP deskjet 3050 J610) to wifi network via WPS (multiple times!) but it just 'times out'. Router is fine as i connected laptop using WPS, so it must be the printer. Is there another way to connect? Or what might i be doing wrong ?
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Google Msg App showing ticks but NOT delivered
Just recently some (not all) of my messages have a double, circled tick under them. Having confirmed with the recipents, each one of these messages with 2 ticks hasn't actually arrived! Its a nightmare. No amout of searching the web has answered this for me, any clues please
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Anyone got ASDA Tech True Wireless Active Noise Cancelling Earphones?
Hi Has anyone got these headphones? https://groceries.asda.com/product/over-in-ear-headphones/asda-tech-true-wireless-active-noise-cancelling-earphones-black/1000369074476 And if so, can someone please upload pics of the instruction booklet? I cannot find the manual anywhere online, and I chucked mine out by mistake....…
